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The Lisa Torry Smith Act: A Win for Cycling Safety in Texas?

Advocacy / Bicycle Laws

The Lisa Torry Smith Act brings important changes to Texas law. It makes clear that cyclists can ride in crosswalks and now requires drivers to stop and yield before entering a crosswalk with a pedestrian or cyclist.

A gap in Texas law is allowing some drivers who hit people in crosswalks to get off scot-free, despite recently passed legislation meant to address the issue. It’s called the Lisa Torry Smith Act and was passed in 2021. This law requires drivers to “stop and yield” to pedestrians, bicyclists, and anyone else legally using […]

The Lisa Torry Smith Act: A Win for Cycling Safety in Texas?

Advocacy / Bicycle Laws

Charlie Thomas Nov 08, 2024

Far Right?! I was taking a LEFT!

Bike Law North Carolina / Culture

Bike lawyer rides her bike in Charlotte, NC

Ann Groninger Jun 21, 2024

Bike Law lawyer hassled by a driver for riding in the lane. Why, because she was trying to take a left turn!

E-BIKES ARE LEGAL IN NC (WELL, SOME OF THEM)

Bike Law North Carolina / Bicycle Laws

Ann Groninger Apr 04, 2024

Love them or hate them, e-bikes continue to rise in popularity. At the same time, lawmakers struggle to keep up with the developing technologies. Every week I get multiple inquiries from people trying to navigate North Carolina’s e-bike laws. If you’re confused, you’re not alone. We could easily fill a book with all the latest […]

BIKES & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Bicycle Laws / Bike Law North Carolina

Ann Groninger Jan 04, 2024

Many of our cycling clients find themselves having to interact with the criminal justice system. Typically, it’s because the driver who hits them (or their family member) is charged with a crime or traffic offense. Occasionally bicyclists themselves are charged with traffic offenses! Every state’s criminal laws are different, but there is a lot of […]

Another Successful Road Defect Case, This Time a $750,000 Settlement in Georgia

Bike Law Georgia / Cases

Peter Wilborn Jun 14, 2023

We recently shared the story of a trial victory from the State of Texas where a bicyclist was injured due to a defect in a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation. Texas Road Defect We now can tell the story of another huge win in a road defect case, this time from […]

One Million Dollars for Texas Road Defect

Bike Law Texas

Charlie Thomas Mar 14, 2023

Recently, attorneys with the Bike Law network took a case to a trial against a titan of a defendant: the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT was represented by the Attorney General’s Office, one of Texas’ largest legal teams. We had a great client, but it was a tough case to prove. So tough, in fact, […]

More Roads = Better Transportation, And Other Myths

Advocacy / Bike Law North Carolina

Ann Groninger Jan 13, 2023

2023 got off to a rough start for Charlotte, North Carolina, particularly in the context of road safety. Within about a week, we lost a young woman who was riding her bicycle, a pedestrian killed in the same area of town, and four people were killed in a car wreck on I-85 in the […]

Cyclist Prevails in North Carolina Trial

Bike Law North Carolina

Ann Groninger Dec 06, 2022

Unless you’re a very recent follower of ours, you’ve heard us talk before about “contributory negligence.” To recap: “pure contributory negligence” is the law in North Carolina and only 3 other states (Alabama, Virginia, Maryland). In pure contributory negligence states, if a person is injured by someone else’s fault and the injured person contributes even […]

Is It Illegal to Ride Your Bike on the Sidewalk? – Each State’s Answer

Advocacy

Is It Illegal to Ride Your Bike on the Sidewalk bikelaw

Peter Wilborn Aug 01, 2022

The laws dictating whether you can ride your bike on the sidewalk differ depending where you live. Different states have different laws on this matter, and local ordinances also vary. Let’s take a look at the legal framework behind various state laws related to cycling on sidewalks. The laws of sidewalk-riding can be very complicated […]

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Advocacy / Bicycle Laws

The Lisa Torry Smith Act brings important changes to Texas law. It makes clear that cyclists can ride in crosswalks and now requires drivers to stop and yield before entering a crosswalk with a pedestrian or cyclist.